Tonight, U.S. Representative Mike Conaway sat amongst his colleagues as President Bush gave his final State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. The President addressed the major issues facing our country and discussed a domestic agenda for America, including energy, health care, spending reform, education and immigration. He also spoke of his international agenda, including: the War on Terror, Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and trade with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. Congres...
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Today, Congressman K. Michael Conaway announced that the Hill Country Community Action Association, Inc. will receive a grant of $4.8 million on behalf of the Head Start Projects Program administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. This grant will fund Head Start part-day and full-day childcare centers in the Hill Country area. “I am pleased that the Hill Country Community Action Association received this grant for its Head Start Program,” Conaway said. “The health and happiness ...
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The final omnibus appropriations bill, when combined with previously enacted defense spending, meets the administration’s total discretionary limit of $933 billion, partly through budget gimmicks and the designation of $11 billion as emergency spending (to evade spending limits). Due to the resolve of House Republicans and the President, the total level is $21 billion in base discretionary spending below the amount called for in the Democrats’ budget resolution – a difference of $204 billion wh...
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Last night, U.S. Representative Howard Berman (CA-28) introduced a bill (H.R. 4789) supporting a “performance fee” on local radio broadcasters. This fee will force local broadcasters to pay record labels and performers for the music that is now aired on the public airwaves free-of-charge. Last month, U.S. Representatives Mike Conaway (TX-11) and Gene Green (TX-29) declared support of free local radio by sponsoring the Local Radio Freedom Act. This bipartisan bill recognizes the significance of l...
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In July, Rep. Mike Conaway (TX-11) introduced an amendment to the Homeland Security Appropriations bill to aid the border patrol in interdicting illegal immigrants trying to enter the U.S. illegally. The amendment would provide the border patrol with $5 million dollars to eradicate the tactical cover that runs along the banks of the Rio Grande River on the Texas-Mexico border. This amendment was included in the omnibus appropriations bill that passed through the U.S. House of Representatives las...
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Today, the FutureGen Alliance announced that the Mattoon, Illinois location has been selected as the future site for the first clean-burning FutureGen coal gasification electric power plant. Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11) made this statement following the announcement: “I am disappointed that Odessa/Penwell was not chosen as the site for the FutureGen initiative. Since the day I took office in January of 2005, the FutureGen project has been at the top of my list of priorities. It has been a lo...
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Today, Congressman Mike Conaway announced that the Colorado City Fire Department will receive a grant of $169,100 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, bequeathed by the United States Department of Homeland Security. The grant is to be used for vehicular acquisition. “Congress recognizes the importance that first responders’ play in keeping our communities safe. Fire trucks and the improvement of firefighting equipment are integral to the protection and preparedness of the co...
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